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Dorsal soft rays (total): 8; Anal
soft rays: 6. Odontodes at tip of snout almost as long as wide,
spatulate and with tip round or heart-shaped; first unbranched
ray of pectoral fin with long and soft portion equivalent to one
fourth to more than half length of hard part; arrector fossae
aperture on each side of scapular bridge very wide, equivalent
to about one fourth of body width; large naked area around anus;
anterior dorsal profile strongly elevated from snout tip to median
interorbital region, almost straight to dorsal-fin insertion,
and almost parallel to longitudinal body axis; interorbital distance
narrow, eye diameter 0.9-1.4 times in interorbital distance. The
genus Parotocinclus can readily be distinguished from
Otocinclus by the presence of an adipose fin whereas
Otocinclus do not posses one. Inhabits flat areas of
shallow clear waters with low current and sandy and rocky bottom.

Common Name:

LDA25, Pitbull Pleco

Synonyms:

None

Family:

Loricariidae

Distribution:

Brazil: Paraiba do
Norte and Piranhas rivers in Paraiba State, Canhotinho River in
Pernambuco State, a tributary of the Mundau River, flowing near
the city of Maceio in Alagoas State, and Salgado River in Ceara
State